The beginning of a new year is a good time to make resolutions and goals for the year ahead. Embracing the new patterns needed to accomplish your goals can be a challenge. Shaking old habits is not the easiest task.
I have been blogging for over three year and have written over 780 blog posts! I often find myself so busy that I don’t have time to think about where I am going or what I want to accomplish! As I enter into 2015 I am taking some time to think about the upcoming year. What do I want to achieve? What’s my goal as a blogger? Where do I need to make changes?
I would like to build more of a community with my readers. I need to communicate more with the other blogs I follow. I will leave 200 comments a month to help me reach this goal. I will maintain my current blogging schedule of posting five times a week and I will connect more with my readers and my fellow bloggers!
I would like to increase my subscriber base by ten percent. Focusing on creating great content will help me reach this goal. I will also commit to adding more of my personality and personal story into my blog posts. Perhaps share some behind the scenes posts. Are you interested in seeing what my kitchen really looks like when I’m photographing for a blog post?
See if advertising makes $ense? Perhaps there is a way to turn some of my posts into profits? I would like to look into affiliate advertising and see if it is worthwhile. Is it possible to make an income from my blog? Do I want to monetize via advertisers, sponsored posts or affiliates? I need to look into this and decide what my strategy will be! Part of this goal will be developing a Media Kit. I want to develop a mission for my blog, gather my stats into one place and use my skills to create a splashy presentation to send perspective sponsors. I don’t want to clutter up my sidebar with ads but perhaps there is a way to include advertising while keeping a streamlined look.
Paying attention to my numbers! I look at my Google analytics each week but not in great detail. I want to pay attention to what posts have performed well. I also want to take a close look at where my traffic is coming from. If, for example, a lot of traffic is coming from StumbleUpon then I need to invest more time in that form of Social Media!
Most of all enjoy what I am doing! Right now I do love what I am doing. I have gotten to know a lot of other bloggers on line and I appreciate their support in my blog.
As I head into the New Year I want to commit to making my blog and the images on it the best they can possibly be! What are your goals for the New Year?
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